Cats go inside
Our cats had never been inside, other than trips to the vet. On their first...
2019, Apr 11 — 2 minute read — 1 comments- Posts
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Crossing the border with pets
Ever crossed an international border with pets? If you were driving, you probably faced more...
2019, Apr 04 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsToileting and vanlife
I prefer to pee into empty containers while we’re making progress on a roadtrip than...
2019, Apr 02 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsRoadtrips with cats
They yowled for the first two hours. It was hard to breathe through the stress...
2019, Mar 25 — 2 minute readWho we're not taking
We’ll miss our neighbors (especially the humans, but the dogs, too). We miss Booker every...
2019, Mar 16 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsNot-Flys
While we were house/dog-sitting for Stan & Edith earlier this year, Fly disappeared and we...
2019, Mar 12 — 2 minute readBorder security
We love the neighbor dogs! Ever since Torce introduced us to our wonderful neighbors we’ve...
2019, Feb 19 — 2 minute readMattress review for living in a van with pets
There are myriad challenges when living in a van with pets. Like infestations and losing...
2019, Jan 31 — 2 minute readA Cat's Life in El Terreno
El Terreno has been hard on our cats recently! To celebrate Fly’s miraculous, mysterious return)...
2019, Jan 30 — 1 minute read — 3 commentsKeeping Gris company
Isn’t it a gift to return to “normal” life and be grateful for small blessings?...
2019, Jan 29 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsEl Terreno, Incomplete
We’ve been house/dog-sitting in the city, so our vanlife is on hold. The dogs are...
2019, Jan 27 — 2 minute readDry season thorns
I’m learning to appreciate the shades of green we see in patches during this dusty,...
2019, Jan 26 — 2 minute readCat competition
We think a white tail hawk is hunting in El Terreno! (Can you identify this...
2018, Dec 14 — 1 minute readKittens vs. Lizards
I wish the kittens would leave the lizards alone - we like lizards! They eat...
2018, Nov 09 — 1 minute readLizard gallery
The brick walls are covered in crevice swifts, which are endlessly entertaining and lovely! And...
2018, Nov 06 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsGoing camping
Why go camping if you live in a van? I’ve wanted to pitch a tent...
2018, Oct 23 — 2 minute readAdios gatitos
The worst part of leaving Mexico (to spend a few weeks in the US) was...
2018, Oct 20 — 2 minute readFly
I was shopping for chickens when I saw four kittens in a tiny cage. The...
2018, Sep 23 — 2 minute readGris
Gris is noisy, bold, demanding and social. I was shopping for chickens when I saw...
2018, Sep 22 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsInfestation
For a couple months I’ve wondered why flies lay eggs in our clothes. We keep...
2018, Aug 17 — 3 minute read — 3 commentsCut out the middle man!
Thankfully, Max is better (for now) and sleeping through the night! Poor old fella has...
2018, Aug 10 — 3 minute read — 4 commentsWe're stuck
How did we end up living in a van? Well, first we decided to live...
2018, Aug 07 — 3 minute readBlogging and couching
Blogging about our permaculture adVanture shares a few laughs, groans, and insight connects us to...
2018, Jul 31 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsChicken care
Phillip designed longer-lasting feeding and watering systems for the chickens. We needed to improve our...
2018, Jul 25 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsStuff we have to do before breakfast
wake up before dawn to Max puking (must’ve gotten into some cat food yesterday and...
2018, Jul 18 — 3 minute read — 5 commentsI sleep with six
For two days the kittens hid under the shed. For the next three days they...
2018, Jul 14 — 2 minute readMass murder
Whoever thinks organic farmers are touchy-feeling pacifists doesn’t know any. There’s a lot of killing...
2018, Jul 13 — 2 minute readClean
The day I tossed a (firm) dog turd out of our bed, finished making that...
2018, Jul 11 — 3 minute readFamily trip
Sometimes we all need to pile into the truck and go to the vet. Vacunas...
2018, Jul 09 — 1 minute readWind
All the elements feel more extreme here - the sun is stronger, hotter. Afternoon wind...
2018, Jul 05 — 1 minute readVen, gatita y gatita
With mice and rat poop all around the van, someone breaking into our coffee and...
2018, Jun 23 — 2 minute read